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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 19M.

CHINESE CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE.

Several Interesting

Items Discussed.

At meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commersa yesterday presided over by the Hon... Lea Chu pak,

in

addition to the question of • projected ex- hibition ia Hoogkong which is reported elsewhere, Fareral interesting items were discussed.

→ispute In Rattan Trade, Three letters sent to the Chamber by Hongkong rattan chair dealers and their employees, were rend, expressing thanks for the succeia- ful arbitration of the Cham |ber in a wage dispute between the smployers and employed. It was stated by the Chairman that the mailan workers consisted of two classes, packers and chair makere. Some time ago they presented #

pelition to their employers demanding a uniform. 83 per cent increase of pay. In! the case of the packars whose work was of a more strenuous | nature than the shairmaksơn, the employme were prepared to mecede to the demand, intending to meek the increased uniarina of thein fokia by raising the price of rattan, but with regard to the chair makers the offer which the employers made was" 25 per cent increase. This the chair makers refused to sccept and stopped work for about a week. After soma deliberation on either side the chairmakers and their employers decided

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American Trade Delegates. lat to the letter received by the Hong- the difference go into arbitra: Įkong Chamber) was found by the The last item of moment was the tion to te carried out authorities to be using the house question as to whether the Cham- by the Chamber of Commerce. for gambling purposes. The clos- ber should give a tea-party or a After a good den! of labour the ing of the house by the Govern dianer in bonaar of the American Secretary of the Chamber, Mr Ip meat affected only the landlord trade delegates when they arrived Las-chuen, succeeded in reconeil- who was not allowed to let his in Hongkong on their return to ing both the chair makers and the house again. In consequence of America. Mr. Lau Chu-pak stated packers to accept 273 per cent in the communication from the Po On that when the trade delegates ar- crease. The chair makers had since district Chamber of Commerce theived here some time ago-00 resumed work.

local Chamber had writter to the Saturday-the shipping company at Broken Agreement.

Canton Government and a reply which the travellers booked their item dealt with by the Chairman-orders had been given to the efftion wished to speak to some of the A business dispute was the gehad been received, intimating that passage, informed the Chamber of Commerce that the trade delega- It related, he said to an agreements of Po On district to carry out which was signed at the Chamberį

of Commerce by the Fishmongers thorough investigations. Guild representatives and proxies

a

Chinese merchants and that they would leave Hongkong on Monday. Kowloon Dock Dispute. The Secretary of the Chamber re- | of the guild of employees of hotels The onerous task of effecting phed that owing to the short space and eating houses. It was laid a settlement of a difference be of time at their disposal the Chi- down in the agreement, which tween a rection of the Chinese nese Chamber of Commerce was made in consequence of the workmen employed at the Kowloon gratted they could not arrange any receat protracted dispute over Dock and some contractors

had entertainment in bacoor of the commission between the two guilds been entrusted to the Chinese travellers. Therefore it was now that business done by restaurants Chamber of Commerce br the proposed to entertain the American latter. The trouble which trade delegation when they teach-

sad hotels with 6sh salthalders in

re

Chan

the markets should in future be originated at a contractor's shaped at Hongkong on their way home. transacted ca B two per cent

They were at present in the Dutch matter developed discount basis to the advantage of ver a trivial

seriously and the police had been indies, said the Chairman. the purchasers. For some unknow

It was decided to entertain the reasons, said the Chairman, the To asked by the contractors for prote Americans at

a tea-party. The Sin Ecos restaurant and the Totion as several of them had been Shin hotel bad refused to stick to intimidated by the dock workmen following were appointed to make the arrangements, to select a place the agreement sad insisted that since the beginning of the trouble. and to appoint a date a date after three per cent discount should be short while ago, said the Chair-the arrival of the trade delegation: granted. The Fabmongers Guild man, a party of workmen of the Messrs R. H. Kotewall, Ip Lan bad written to the Chamber and at dock went to a contractor's shop chaen, Wong Kwong-tio. Li Po- their request the Secretary had and quarrelled with the contrac wkai, Chow Shop-зen and seat a lotter to the botel auditor. A European visiter who hap- Harr. restaurant in question, reprosching|pened to be in the shop took a hand | them for breaking the principles of in turning out the quarrelsome business and the agreement. No workmen. Incensed at the inter- reply had been received.

A Scandalous Procedure, friend the workmen were alleged A scandalona business malprac-to have threatened

some of the tire, said the Chairman, had been contractors. The Chairman adopted by some members of the sidered that the best course open Chinese business element and that to them was to resort to law. These was transferring a shop to another present agreed. cran as a means of throwing off liability as regards debts. Com-

ference of the contractor's foreign

Famine Echoes.

con-

The meeting then terminated.

GOLF.

Armistice Day Competitions.

The result of the Golf Com. petitions held on Armistice Day | over the Fanling courses are 18 follows:

Mixed Foursomes:

Reference W81 made to an Mr. and Mrs. Redmond 85 10 75 plaints had been received from two appeal received by the Chamber Mr. and Mrs. C. Stark 94 18 76 Chinese firms about the matter from the administrator of the pro- Mr. and Mrs. T. Win There were some businessmen in vince of Socchow, soliciting mone firid the Colony who, finding their busi-tary contributions for the relief of Lt. Col. and Mra ness declining, began to contract a large number of the population Taylor big loans and ordered а large there who were now suffering from Mr. Örapnell and Mrs. amount of goods on the strength severe hardships. Famine had bro- of their shops. Without notifying ken out and about a million Chi- Mr and Mrs R. M. their creditors they secretly nese were now faced with starva- Smith

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sold their business to other tion.. Similar appeals had also| Mr. Stewart and Mrs. people, who, when approach-bean,received from the provinces Peares

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of the of Hunan and Hapeh where it was Mr. and Mrs. Baan...103 17 ahop for settlement of accounts, stated many", people were in Mr. and Mrs. A. D. denied liability saying they were distress. The Chairman said that Humphreys.......106 20 86. the new owners and had not had as long as the present chaotic con- Mr. sad Mes. Crawford

Murgan any dealings with them. Thedition existed in China, and the Chamber had discussed the matter present inter-province strife con- Boges Pook previously and it was their duty to tinued the people would suffer be- Major H. G, Bagnall, E.G.A.. Z up request the Government to make a cause the present disturbed state. M. Smith..

I up law to stop this fraudulent prae- of the country and the prevalence J. Hooper. tice. They heard of this mal-of lawlessness combined to make A. Lesch

1 down it impossible for the people to set F. n. Redmood practice last year, but this year

Governor's Shield, the number of people victimisedtle down comfortably in their own

homes, and carry out their pursuits Below will be found the result was greater than that in the pre-without fear of sudden molestation of the draw for the Governor's vious year.

and other unpleasant happenings. Shield, open to all business hongs, Suggestions on the matter were Instances of the recurrent nature bava! and military. units and invited. There being no response of this kind of distress were the Government Departments, in the Mr. Lad Chu-pak proposed that the appeals for funds which were sent (Colony. The first round will be Government be requested to make to Hongkong Chinese last year played next month,

J

B.A.M.C. v. General Electric Co.

a law to put an end to this pro-from the North. Shortly after, Government House v. Butter- cedare. The proposal was carried Kwangtung asked for help for the field and Swire. unanimously.

relief of those who had lost their]. Chins Sugar Refinery Co. v. B.A.. Gambling House Story...... homes and money as a result of the International Banking Corpors | The Chamber of Commerce in destruction wrought by soldiery tion v. Education Dept. Po On district sought the sasis occupying or passing through their tance of the Chamber to pre-villages. On the Chairman's sug vail upon the authorities of Po On gestion, it was decided to refer the district to release a house in Shum appeals from Soothow, Hunan and Chun which had been closed by Hapeh to the Tang Wah Hospital the Chinese Government. The which had hitherto been used as} house in question, said Mr. Lan the place where matters of this Chu-pak, was recently rented by description were discussed and

milltary officer who (according dealt with

Dodwell and Co., v. Jordan, Forsyth, Groys and Aubrey.

Asistio Petroleum and Co. 7. Stewart Broa:

Hongkong and Kowloon Whad and Godown Co. v. Wifts Regt.

«F.W.D. v. Vasuum Off Co.

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Military Hospital Kowloon v. Bradley and Co,

Hongkong and Shẹnghai Bank v. HMA. TERAZ.

-University 7: 2/22 Fonjabia. Goramas wil Hospital. Chawalory a

By M. Curlew, Prison Dept., Tazlina Mathanón máid 'Col"

CHINESE. RADIVALS ON THE INCREASE.

Chinese government have reported to their

| that " Radicals and Comm v. } in Shanghai are very tetive

(30,000 members have fled. WHS- in the past two weeks, Matulen K Chinese now! KERBOY,